When do you find out what year group you’re teaching?

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Just wondering when you usually find out what year you’ll be teaching in September?

I’m due to start my NQT year at a different school in September. Currently training at the school I was previously a TA at. I know that teachers at my current school usually find out late June/early July, but there’s never much movement really.

I'm in secondary and typically find out which year groups I'll be teaching in July.

Usually July.

I'm a phase leader though, so would find it a very big surprise to be outside of the phase I lead.

Depends if we are recruiting teachers for a September start or not

This year we have 3 vacancies so it will be late!

Usually the first week in June...after the May resignation date!

IME its harder to find out sooner - you kind of - leave the classes you are teaching and move on mentally.

In my school we found out on the last week of term last year!

At performance management review in Summer Term. This year it's around the middle of May.

I'm secondary and found out my groups this week. I am 😊

I'm secondary and the timetable is usually finalised in the last week of June. I am involved in writing it for my faculty so I usually know a couple of weeks before that.

Generally June at a staff meeting and then we have a visit with the new class in July before they start properly for last few days of term.

I'm not a teacher but interested to see this. Do you get to specify preferences, or is it all decided for you? If there is a kid you really don't like, can you request not to teach them, or would this be considered unprofessional? Do you know anything about your new kids before you meet them, or is it all a nice (lol) surprise in September?

Do you get to specify preferences, or is it all decided for you? If there is a kid you really don't like, can you request not to teach them, or would this be considered unprofessional? Do you know anything about your new kids before you meet them, or is it all a nice (lol) surprise in September?

You can say what your preference is, but if the head wants you somewhere else, you have little say. I had a friend who had Year 6 for years and was desperate to try teaching KS1. She had to leave the school to get a Y2 job as the head simply refused to move her out of y6 as she was so good.

You wouldn’t generally request not to have a child you don’t like, no-that would be very unprofessional!

Once the classes are allocated, then yes, there will be lots of handover with the precious teacher (in primary) and transition sessions.

I've had students change groups into my class when at the end of term and all changes were made, they were going to be doing GCSE with a teacher who they've had historic beef with. It wasn't in anyone's interest to start their GCSEs that way.

I've also volunteered to keep some tricky classes as I'd already built up positive relationships and it's easier than passing them on. Even though my HoD has agreed with this, the timetabler sometimes ignores HoDs so things happen that might look neat on paper, but don't reflect the strengths of the department.

Full disclosure here: I would hate to be timetabler and am very much a backseat driver with my comments.

It's always after the resignation date, lol.

Primary.
Generally towards the end of June.

I think if you know too soon, then it sort of writes off the last half term, and that is 1/6th of the year. Once you know, your mind moves to thinking about the new class and plans for September.

As long as you know long enough before moving up day to have a chat with the receiving teacher about any crucial adjustments they will need to make on moving up day, that's plenty early enough in my book.

Secondary, towards the very end of term, hopefully by new staff induction day ( mid July) but not guaranteed

Pre-prep here, before half term we then have a moving on day last week of term